It is exhausting entertaining grown ups......
Monday, September 22, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Why I Like this Guy
Four years ago, I attended an AFL-CIO Legislative Conference in Washington DC with John. Up until then, I hadn't so much as worn a campaign button since my younger years when I was a card carrying member of the GOP.
Hey, I grew up, ok? And I married a union guy.
So now, as a registered Democrat, I'll admit it was a struggle for me to abandon the dream of a woman in White House. Especially a woman as dynamic as Hillary Clinton. Obama has yet to answer a lot of my "how ya gonna do it" questions, but he took a giant leap in class for me today when he spoke about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's 17-year old daughter's, ummm, "lapse in judgement" shall we say?
"Let me be a clear as possible," Obama said, "I have said before and I will repeat again, I think people's families are off limits and people's children are especially off limits. This shouldn't be part of our politics. It has no relevance to Gov. Palin's performance as governor, or her potential performance as a vice president. And so I would strongly urge people to back off these kinds of stories."
Umm, yeah! Gotta say he was crystal clear on this one and I agree with him 100 percent.
The Bush twits, oh, sorry, Twins, made for great gossip column fodder with their underage drinking and bar hopping. But did it affect how daddy ran the country? No, he managed to screw things up all by himself. And if Jack Kennedy was truly a Ladies' Man, did his up-close-and- personal "friendships" with various female celebrities make him any less sharp in the Oval Office? I think he held his ground pretty well.
My point is, as a voter, I could care less what a candidate or leader does in broom closets, under the desk or in the back seat. I'm not interested in whether they "inhaled". I just wanna know they're gonna protect what's important to me, respect my rights and not tax me to the poor farm. (as if there were any such thing anymore)
I don't mind learning about a candidate's background, upbringing, etc., but it should be for information only. Don't insult my intelligence by trying to convince me I should vote for one candidate because he/she is morally superior. Nobody is Mother Theresa.
And by the way -- I was social chairman for my sorority in college for a year. If Gov. Palin can't cut it, should I call the McCain camp?
Hey, I grew up, ok? And I married a union guy.
So now, as a registered Democrat, I'll admit it was a struggle for me to abandon the dream of a woman in White House. Especially a woman as dynamic as Hillary Clinton. Obama has yet to answer a lot of my "how ya gonna do it" questions, but he took a giant leap in class for me today when he spoke about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's 17-year old daughter's, ummm, "lapse in judgement" shall we say?
"Let me be a clear as possible," Obama said, "I have said before and I will repeat again, I think people's families are off limits and people's children are especially off limits. This shouldn't be part of our politics. It has no relevance to Gov. Palin's performance as governor, or her potential performance as a vice president. And so I would strongly urge people to back off these kinds of stories."
Umm, yeah! Gotta say he was crystal clear on this one and I agree with him 100 percent.
The Bush twits, oh, sorry, Twins, made for great gossip column fodder with their underage drinking and bar hopping. But did it affect how daddy ran the country? No, he managed to screw things up all by himself. And if Jack Kennedy was truly a Ladies' Man, did his up-close-and- personal "friendships" with various female celebrities make him any less sharp in the Oval Office? I think he held his ground pretty well.
My point is, as a voter, I could care less what a candidate or leader does in broom closets, under the desk or in the back seat. I'm not interested in whether they "inhaled". I just wanna know they're gonna protect what's important to me, respect my rights and not tax me to the poor farm. (as if there were any such thing anymore)
I don't mind learning about a candidate's background, upbringing, etc., but it should be for information only. Don't insult my intelligence by trying to convince me I should vote for one candidate because he/she is morally superior. Nobody is Mother Theresa.
And by the way -- I was social chairman for my sorority in college for a year. If Gov. Palin can't cut it, should I call the McCain camp?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)